Graeme Rodway: why it can pay to be forgiving when it comes to fallers
3.00 Cheltenham
Unibet International Hurdle (Grade 2) | 2m1f | 4yo+ | ITV4/RTV
Huge highs and crushing lows make Cheltenham the spectacle it is, but there’s little doubt one of the biggest low points of any recent festival came in last season’s Triumph Hurdle.
Goshen dominated the juvenile championship and was set to deliver one of the performances of the week when in splendid isolation at the last only to hit it and dump Jamie Moore to the turf after the flight, snatching a heartbreaking defeat from the jaws of a fantastic victory.
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